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Two teams, one composed of Ben & Adam and the other Sam & guest Brian begin in Times Square at 8am EST. They have four days to visit and claim the most US states. Each team draws seven challenge cards; to claim a state, they must complete one of these challenges there, and call the other team to notify them. As the clock strikes 8, both teams make a dash to try and be the first to claim New York. Sam draws, among others, the challenge "Eat Soup in a Helicopter" and attempts to book a helicopter flight to Newark, NJ, but the weather is too bad. Ben & Adam draw the challenge "Compliment the Ugliest Building", and visit the very ugly 432 Park Street, complimenting it on its sheer audacity, and thus claiming New York. Receiving the call that Ben & Adam had already claimed the state, Sam & Brian decide to catch the train to DC (its own state by the rules of the game). Sam intends to use the card "Visit every Spirit Halloween" here because DC only has one. Ben & Adam intend to go to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as their next stop, placing them on the same train as Sam & Brian.

Ben & Adam arrive in Philadelphia, intending to use their card "Sell Something from a Pawn Shop to a Pawn Shop" and rent bikes to reach a pawn shop (they are unable to ride-share due to their proximity to New Jersey). The pawn shop owner is very skeptical about their chances, but sells them a ring for $6. Meanwhile, Sam & Brian arrive in DC, and walk to the lone Spirit Halloween, where Sam purchases and wears a bald cap, claiming the state. They draw a new card, "Win a Prize from a Claw Machine", and gain a power-up, which they use to immediately swap two cards of their own with Ben & Adam. They give Ben & Adam "High Five at the Highest Point" and "Win a Top Tier Prize at a Carnival Game", while stealing "File a Geodetic Mark Recovery Form" and "Photograph your Partner from Far Away". With the two easy-seeming ones, they intend to quickly claim Maryland and Virginia.

Ben & Adam cycle across the border into New Jersey, then Uber to another pawn shop. They successfully haggle the pawnbroker up to $3, selling the ring and claiming New Jersey and Pennsylvania simultaneously and giving them two power-ups. They redraw, getting "Touch Both Oceans on the Same Day". They Uber back to Philadelphia (they can Uber into a state they have claimed) to catch a train to Wilmington, Delaware. Meanwhile, Sam & Brian walk across the border into Maryland, but have difficulty finding any Geodetic Markers. Eventually, they catch a metro to Bethesda, where they find an intact Geodetic Mark and file a form, claiming Maryland. They draw "Spend $100 at Buc-ee's" and catch the metro under the Potomac River to Rosslyn, Virginia. Brian intends to Back in Philly, Ben & Adam intend to high-five at the highest point in Delaware, close to Wilmington Station. They Uber to Ebright Azimuth, and get their Uber driver, Keaundra, to photograph them high-fiving, claiming them Delaware. Meanwhile, Brian photographs a distant Sam from the top of "The View of DC", netting them Virginia and bringing the total to 3 - 4.

Since Ben & Adam control Pennsylvania and Delaware, they can initiate an attack on Maryland. Both teams draw new cards, Sam & Brian getting "Build a Snowman" and Ben & Adam getting "Get Drunk, Again". Crossing by train into Maryland and headed for Baltimore, Ben & Adam declare a battle.

Having just declared battle on Maryland, Ben & Adam draw a battle card: "Find the Most Foreign License Plate". Both teams find parking garages, and begin searching; they each find a Californian plate, but Ben & Adam are further from California, so they successfully take control of Maryland, and train back to New York. Sam reveals that he had mailed the card "Ship this Card" to New Haven, Connecticut, where he hopes to pick it up and claim the state. However, there are no flights to Connecticut left in the day; at 8pm, the game is paused for 12 hours so both teams can rest. Ben & Adam arrive at Penn Station, and run to Grand Central just as the clock ticks over and the rest period begins.

12 hours later, Ben & Adam board their train to New Haven, and Sam & Brian board a flight to Hartford, Connecticut. Ben & Adam visit the Pez Museum, where they "Salute the Weirdest Roadside Attraction", claiming Connecticut and making redundant Sam & Brian's mailed card. They draw a new card, "Break a Law from Crime Spree" (a reference to an earlier season), and rush to a train onward to Providence, Rhode Island. Sam & Brian, unable to do anything in Connecticut, instead train north to Springfield, Massachusetts, where they "Win a Prize from a Claw Machine" to claim the state; they draw "Build a Raft". Receiving the news, Ben & Adam form a plan - Ben will "Get Drunk" in Providence, and then they will head north to challenge Massachusetts.

Sam & Brian, originally intending to travel to Vermont, realize they would then be unable to reach Hartford airport by train that day. Instead, they head directly for Hartford, to catch a flight to Nashville, Tennessee, ceding the North-East. Meanwhile, Ben downs four shots in a bar, claiming Rhode Island, and for their new card they draw "Spell 'Help' in Rocks on an Island". Training north to Boston, they declare a battle in Massachusetts, with the challenge "Photograph the Most Birds". Ben & Adam photograph 29 pigeons and other city birds in Boston, but Sam & Brian get a photo of a 40-bird flock with seconds to spare, keeping Massachusetts safely theirs.

Confidently defending Massachusetts from Ben & Adam, Sam & Brian proceed to Hartford airport for their Nashville flight. Ben & Adam book a flight from Boston to Chicago to claim Illinois. Several hours later, Sam & Brian land in Nashville and drive an hour and a half to Buc-ee's at Crossville. They buy a collection of items, claiming Tennessee. Their new card is "Ineffectively Advertise Jet Lag: The Game". Meanwhile, Ben & Adam arrive in Chicago, and attempt to pick up their rented Chevy; but are instead given a Ford F-150. They ask the car hire service if they could swap for a Chevy, and are able to pick it up just in time for the rest period. The next day, Adam purchases a Key Lime Pie and eats it at a Chicago levee, claiming Illinois. Ben reveals their plan to use a power-up to unlock the border to Indiana, allowing them to Uber across to nearby Dunes National Park and complete the challenge "Criticise the Most Beautiful Place". They draw "Shoot a Bullseye" as replacement. Sam & Brian are pleased to hear the news, as they feared Ben & Adam might beat them to Texas; they board their plane to Austin.

Ben & Adam arrive at Dunes National Park and criticize the size of the park given the 'only interesting thing' is Mt Baldy, the fact the Mt Baldy might crush the visitor center (being a massive sand dune), and the nearby Nuclear Plant that spoils the view, yielding them Indiana. They draw "Go Sky Diving". Sam & Brian land in Austin and pick up their car, and "Eat at In-N-Out" to claim Texas. Ben & Adam call Judge JT to ask him to elaborate on the outdated Michigan law "A man must not seduce and debauch an unmarried woman", and decide they must find an unmarried woman and convince her to commit a 'sin' she has never committed before. They use another power-up to unlock the border and cross into Michigan; on the way, they receive the worrying news that Sam & Brian have claimed Texas, putting the score at 9-7 (provided Sam & Brian maintain their +2 area bonus).

At the beginning of day 4 of 4, Ben & Adam have 11 states to Sam & Brian's 6, but Sam & Brian have the +2 area bonus putting the score at 11-8. Both teams are racing to the Grand Canyon to complete their challenges. Ben & Adam arrive in Grand Canyon West to clean up Grand Canyon National Park, but are beat to it by Sam & Brian eating soup in a helicopter over the Grand Canyon. Having wasted their time travelling all the way out, they are forced to Uber back into Las Vegas. Sam & Brian also travel back into Vegas by helicopter, and battle challenge Nevada. Sam & Brian draw another card; "Get a Hole in One in Minigolf". Ben & Adam rush through security at Vegas airport, just in time for the battle challenge, where it is revealed they must "Draw George Washington". Adam and Brian each draw Washington, then Sam posts both images on his twitter for his viewers to vote on. Brian draws Washington gesturing toward bricks; Adam goes for a self-described 'pizzazz' approach, using gummy worms for the wig. The winner is Ben & Adam, who retain Nevada.

They then board a flight onward to an unknown destination. Sam & Brian suspect they are going for Alaska, which would win them the area bonus. They use a power-up to force Ben & Adam to turn on the tracker, and fly to Denver Colorado. Ben & Adam arrive in Seattle, Washington as Sam & Brian approach Denver. They drive north of Denver to Fort Collins, which has a mini-golf course. Ben & Adam reveal they are indeed flying directly onward to Ketchikan, Alaska. Sam & Brian arrive at GlowGolf, Fort Collins, where they reveal their plan: they will claim Colorado with golf, Wyoming by visiting the smallest town just across the border, and then steal Ben & Adam's cards so they can't claim Alaska. They achieve a Hole-in-One, claiming Colorado, and use their two power-ups to swap cards with Ben & Adam and cross the border into Wyoming. They take "Build a Snowman" and "Spell Help in Rocks on an Island", giving them the useless "Ship this Card" and "Visit Grand Canyon". Ben & Adam use another power-up to swap back the cards. Since Ketchikan Airport is on an island, they use gravel from the car park to spell 'HELP', claiming Alaska before Sam & Brian can claim Wyoming and win another power-up. By gaining the area bonus, the score goes to 14-8. Sam & Brian promptly claim Wyoming by "Ineffectively Advertising for Jet Lag: The Game" at Buford, Wyoming, but concede they cannot make up the five point difference. Sam congratulates Ben & Adam on their victory, and Brian ends of with "I'm feeling Jet-Lagged".

In this Jet Lag the Game special hosted by Dave Wiskus, Sam and Brian and Adam and Ben sit down after their trip across America to debrief on season four of Jet Lag: the Game.